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The annual GRTU Troutfest is back and better than ever! This is THE must attend fly-fishing event for Texas. It’s chock full of awesome vendors (like Gruene Outfitters), wonderful speakers, good food, entertainment and camaraderie.

Troutfest Texas 2019!!February 22 – 24, 2019
Lazy L&L Campgrounds

GRTU’s Troutfest Texas is the largest event of its kind in Texas and brings out a crowd of over 3,000 people interested in fly fishing and preserving and protecting cold water fisheries.

The event is hosted by the Guadalupe River Chapter of Trout Unlimited, the largest TU chapter in the country with over 5,500 members. The three-day event will include:

As a long time GRTU member living in Austin I am beyond excited to see the local TU chapter holding one of its meetings not only in ATX but at the Yeti headquarters none the less. For all of those like me that have been unable to make the hour drive to previous meetings in Sattler here is your chance to turn up and show that ATX is a huge segment of the local TU chapter. Be there or be square!

A Focus on Native TroutFor this meeting our featured guests are going to bring a focus to native trout in the American West. Come out and learn where and how to fish for incredible native trout species and what you can do to help protect these fish and the habitat that surrounds them. The program will feature:

Tournament date: Saturday Oct. 27th, 2018

The annual Lydia Ann Fly Masters Tournament was created to:
• Bring skilled fly fishing anglers together from all over the State of Texas• Have fun, and compete for prizes and awards
• Raise every dollar possible to support Casting for Recovery

Our goal is to create the Premier Fly Fishing, Catch and Release tournament for the Texas Coast, which is fair, fun and open to everybody. Each year a Charitable Organization will be chosen to receive a donation check from all of the tournament proceeds. The tournament has been a great success, raising over $39,000 to date for Casting for Recovery! We look forward to watching the tournament get better each year and hope to see as many anglers as possible at the tournament to support Casting for Recovery’s wonderful cause.

Living Waters, a fine fly shop out of Round Rock, TX has an amazing month of fly fishing education lined up for June. Be sure to check them out at www.livingwaters.com for more information on their upcoming events!

Wednesday, June 13th – Fly Tying @ Living Waters

We have now divided our fly tying night into three distinct skill levels– Beginner, Intermediate, and Roundtable. We eat dinner at Pok-E-Jo’s BBQ in Round Rock at 6:00 P.M. and then meet back at Living Waters at 7:00 P.M. for fly tying.

Beginners – We supply materials, tools, vises, and instruction for the Fly of the Night.

Intermediate – We provide materials and instruction for the Fly of the Night. You bring your vise/tools.

Roundtable – You bring your own stuff and tie whatever you wish.

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Beginner Level Fly: Elk Hair Caddis

Intermediate Level Fly: Brushy Creek Spider

Saturday, June 16th – Fly Fishing the Llano River

Guest Speaker: Jim Gray

Schedule:

9:00 A.M. – Doors Open/Round Rock Donuts/Coffee

10:00 A.M. – Llano River Primer / Guest Presenter: Jim Gray

Jim Gray has fished the Llano extensively for years and gives an incredibly detailed presentation regarding access, fly selection, and river info. If you haven’t fished the Llano River, we would consider this presentation core curriculum. Bring a notebook and a pen as there will be plenty of knowledge to take away from this event.

6:00 P.M. – Doors Close

Wednesday, June 20th – Fly Tying @ Living Waters

We have now divided our fly tying night into three distinct skill levels– Beginner, Intermediate, and Roundtable. We eat dinner at Pok-E-Jo’s BBQ in Round Rock at 6:00 P.M. and then meet back at Living Waters at 7:00 P.M. for fly tying.

Beginners – We supply materials, tools, vises, and instruction for the Fly of the Night.

Intermediate – We provide materials and instruction for the Fly of the Night. You bring your vise/tools.

Roundtable – You bring your own stuff and tie whatever you wish.

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Beginner Level Fly: Foam Beetle

Intermediate Level Fly: Aggravator Nymph

Saturday, June 23rd – Living Waters’ 10th Year Anniversary Party

It been 10 years already!!! Come join us Saturday, June 23rd for our 10th Year Anniversary as your local fly shop! Doors open at 9:00 A.M. with Round Rock Donuts/Coffee! There will be a special prize drawing at the close of the day as well – details below. Chris’ dad will have the smoker going and a FREE BBQ lunch will be served at 12:00 P.M. — If you have had Chris’ dad’s BBQ before, you know it will draw a crowd so get here early!

Event Schedule:

9:00 A.M. – Doors Open/Coffee/Round Rock Donuts

12:00 P.M. – BBQ Lunch is Served

6:00 P.M. – Doors Close / Prize Drawing Ends
10th YEAR ANNIVERSARY PRIZE DRAWING
Here’s the prize drawing works: Every customer that walks through our doors gets a free raffle ticket to place in the prize drawing of their choice, and for every $10 that you spend in the shop on June 23rd, you get an additional ticket to place in the drawing of your choice! We will draw the winning tickets at 6 P.M. after we close. You DO NOT have to be present to win! Come see us Saturday, June 23rd to help us celebrate 10 years as a fly shop, and possibly win big too! We look forward to seeing you all at the event! Call the shop at (512) 828-3474 if you have any questions about the event.

Wednesday, June 27th – Fly Tying @ Living Waters

We have now divided our fly tying night into three distinct skill levels– Beginner, Intermediate, and Roundtable. We eat dinner at Pok-E-Jo’s BBQ in Round Rock at 6:00 P.M. and then meet back at Living Waters at 7:00 P.M. for fly tying.

Beginners – We supply materials, tools, vises, and instruction for the Fly of the Night.

Intermediate – We provide materials and instruction for the Fly of the Night. You bring your vise/tools.

Roundtable – You bring your own stuff and tie whatever you wish.

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Beginner Level Fly: Brushy Creek Streamer

Intermediate Level Fly: Kraimer’s DH Baitfish

Saturday, June 30th – Building Your Texas Fly Box

Event Schedule

9:00 A.M. – Doors Open / Round Rock Donuts / Coffee

10:00 A.M. –Matching the Hatch for the Texas Hill Country / Presenter: Matt Bennett of Fly Geek Custom Flies – www.flygeek.netThis presentation will focus on local forage and keys for incorporating feeding triggers into your flies that get fish to eat! Prey species profile, motion, camo, behavior, coloration and proper materials will all be covered. Matt will tie a selection of flies incorporating all of these elements into a final product and explain decision-making in the materials and techniques used, as well as proper fly design. While this focuses mainly on Central Texas fly fishing, its concepts are applicable just about anywhere.

2:00 P.M. – Building a Better Fly Box / Presenter: Chris Johnson

Chris will walk you through the basics of fly selection for the Lone Star State! He will show you how to match fly patterns by river/water type and how you can easily be prepared for almost anything! You don’t have to own or tie all the flies in the world to have a complete box, you just need the right ones for the job at hand. Chris will also talk about blending boxes and patterns to cover multiple species and situations with fewer flies.

Barton Creek at Lost Creek

Pedernales River at Johnson City

Colorado River at Bastrop

Guadalupe River at Sattler

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